Nadia Guimendego

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Nadia Guimendego
Personal information
Full nameNadia Matchiko Guimendego
Born (1997-04-27) 27 April 1997 (age 27) [1]
Nantes, France [1]
Occupation Judoka
Sport
Country Central African Republic
Sport Judo
Weight class ‍–‍63 kg
ClubDojo Nantais
Coached byMathieu Pelerin [2]
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games R32 (2024)
World Champ. R32 (2024)
African Champ. Silver medal africa.svg (2024)
Medal record
Women's judo
Representing Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic
African Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Accra ‍–‍63 kg
African Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Cairo ‍–‍63 kg
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Casablanca ‍–‍63 kg
Profile at external databases
IJF 65445
JudoInside.com 42773
Updated on 30 July 2024

Nadia Matchiko Guimendego (born 27 April 1997) is a judoka. Born in France, she will represent the Central African Republic at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Life

Guimendego was born in Nantes on 27 April 1997 to Central African parents. [3] [4] She is currently working as a coordinator of community life at Maison des Confluences in Nantes. [5]

Career

Early career

Guimendego started practicing judo at the age of 4 by joining the Batignolles club. She then joined Pôle Espoirs and then moved to Pôle France in Orléans when she was 14 years old. [6] In October 2013, she suffered from a knee injury during training, causing her absent from any judo competition until July 2014. However, she endured a knee injury during the competition in October 2014 that kept her out from judo until November 2015. In March 2016, she partook in the France 1st Division Judo Championship, representing Dojo Nantais. [7] [8]

Central African Republic

In 2020, Guimendego decided to represent the Central African Republic in international judo competitions, although at first she wanted to play for France. [4] [6] She participated in the first international competition representing the Central African Republic in 2021. [9] In 2022, she obtained a gold medal at the Senior African Judo Championship in Oran and a bronze medal at the 2022 Dakar Open. [10] [11] She won a gold medal and silver medal for women's 63 kg category at the 2023 Tunis Open and Algiers Open, respectively. Furthermore, she also participated in the 2023 World Judo Championships and won a silver medal at the 2023 Montreal Open. [11] [12]

During the 2023 African Games in Accra, she earned a bronze medal. [13] In the 2024 African Judo Championships final, she was defeated by Amina Belkadi and gained a silver medal. [8] Other than that, she also won the gold medal in the 2024 Luanda Open. [14] Guimendego qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics after securing enough points. [15]

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References

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  10. ↑ Bandiba, Joel. "Open Africain de Judo en Angola : la Centrafrique repart avec une médaille remportée par Nadia Guimendego". afrique-sur7.ci. Afrique-Sur7. Retrieved 23 July 2024.
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